tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post6916903148903764409..comments2024-03-26T09:42:38.709-05:00Comments on ArchitectureChicago PLUS: New York Times tracks Marion Mahony's Magic, plus: Nance's House of GlassLynn Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-49876908896053908762008-01-07T18:03:00.000-06:002008-01-07T18:03:00.000-06:00I agree with most of what you say but Blair Kamin,...I agree with most of what you say but Blair Kamin, if let loose could be one of the best writers Chicago has seen in some time. He's as progressive as they come and his ability to challenge conventional wisdom is quite refreshing.<BR/><BR/>The problem being he doesn't touch politics enough and the awful John Kass gets greater exposure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-83845639403981658842008-01-01T14:16:00.000-06:002008-01-01T14:16:00.000-06:00Personality is exactly what papers like the Trib h...Personality is exactly what papers like the Trib have been fighting not to have for decades. That's because personalities are, gasp, expensive! They ask for more money! Never mind that people pick up papers to read Ebert or Royko or Bob Greene (or Mencken or Herb Caen or FPA or...) They pick em up to read comics, too, and God knows the papers have been steadily making that harder over the years, without a microscope. The Sun-Times is the rare exception to this corporate trend, which is why it's still readable, and why the Trib's attempts to suddenly foster personality via blogs seem kind of stillborn.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13398730540934226860noreply@blogger.com